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R. M. ROSE.' Para Indicator.

Patented Nov. 23, 1880.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

REUBEN M. ROSE, OF BROOKLYN, NEIV YORK.

FARE-iNDICAToR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 234,811, dated November 23, 1880.

Application filed August 25, 1880. (Model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, RnUBEN MANN Rose, of Brooklyn, in Kings county, and State of New York, have invented certa-in new and useful Improvements in Indicators for Fares, &c., ot' which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to indicators in which a pencil or marker carried by an index or pointer is caused to travel, by a step-by-step movement, in a circular path over a dial divided into radial spaces, and which are used for various purposes.

The objectot' my invention is to simplify the construction of such instruments and provide a compact and convenient instrument which is particularlyadapted to be used by horsecar companies, and operated by the conductor as a fare-indicator.

To this end my invention consists in the combination, in an indicator, of a shaft orjournal, a wheel tixed thereon, an index or pointer carrying a pencil or marker also fixed upon said shaft or journal, a lever tting loosely upon said shaft or journal and adapted to engage with and turn said wheel when moved in one direction, but capable of being moved independently of said wheel in the other direction, and stops for limiting the movement of said lever. Ihe said wheel may be provided or constructed with ratchet-teeth, and the lever be provided with a pawl for engaging' therewith.

The invention also consists in the combination, with the above, of a removable dial, preterably made of paper, over which the pencil or marker travels in acircular path,and which is divided into radial spaces.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l represents a face view, partly in section, of an indicator embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents a central transverse section thereof. Figrepresents alongitndinal section through the index or pointer, the parts being detached from each other, and Fig. 4: represents a transverse section of the index or pointer with the parts similarly detached.

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures.

A designates a ratchet-wheel, fixed upon a shaft or journal, B, which has its bearings in a case composed of two parts-a permanentlyclosed part, O, and a part, C', which may be readily opened by unlocking a hinged cover, O2. The two parts ot the case are separated by a dial-plate, a, and while the ratchet-wheel and means for rotating it are placed in the inner part, O, the index or pointer D, which is iixed to the shaft B and turns with the ratchetwheel A, is arranged in the outer part, C', of the case.

E designates a lever, bifurcated to embrace the ratchet-wheel A, provided with a pawl, I), for acting upon the teeth ofthe ratchet-wheel, and projecting through a slot, c, in the side of the case. The said lever is fitted to turn loosely upon the central shaft, B, ofthe ratchet-wheel, and at the outer end of the said lever is a pull-piece, F, by which the conductor or other person may work the lever.

G designates two adjustable stops, here represented as consisting of set-screws fitting in lugs permanently attached to the case, and serving as a means for regulating and limiting the movement of the lever to insure the ratchet-wheel being advanced one tooth and no more at each movement ot' the lever. In order to prevent the wheel from going backward I arrange a spring-actuated stop-pawl, e, engaging with the teeth thereof. The wheel A may be destitute of ratchet and the lever provided with friction devices which gra-sp the wheel and move it as the lever is moved one way, but which are adapted to move back without turning the. wheel. After the lever is pulled down I employ a spring', f, for returning it again to its original position. Any other arrangement of spring might, however, be employed.

Upon the dial-plate et in the part C of the case is a dial, g, preferably composed of paper, as it may then be removed at the end of a day by slipping it over the pointer or index D, it being provided with a central opening to enable this to be done and a fresh dial substituted. As here represented, this dial is held securely against movement by being clamped under an inwardly-projecting lip, 7L, upon the outer hinged cover, C2. rIhe dial is divided radially, as shown in Fig. 1, into spaces preferably corresponding in number with the teeth ofthe ratchet-wheel, each having in this example of my invention one hun IOO 2 acacia dred divisions, and as the index or pointer D is advanced tooth by tooth the pencil or marker, t', carried hyit advances over the dial in a circular path, describing lines j.

The construction ot' the index or pointer is -clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4. It is composed of an outer portion, 7c, having a hole or socket, l, at one end, for its attachment to the shaft B, and channeled or grooved, so as to receive and hold Within it a sliding piece, m, which carries the pencil or marker i, and which is free to be adjusted longitudinally on the outer piece, r. The edges ot' the piece k are provided with notches or teeth n, ando designates a Washer iitting upon a screw threaded stud, p, projecting from the piece in, and provided with a tooth for engaging with the teeth or notches in the piece 7c.

s designates a nut, also fitted to the screw-4 threaded stud p, and by it the Washer o may be held with its tooth in engagement with the notches or teeth in the piece k. When the index is to be contracted or extended the nut is unscrewcd, the Washer raised out of engagement with the teeth or notches a, and the sliding piece m properly adjusted.

By looking at the dial, Fig. 1, it will be seen that the index or pointer, which in all cases commences the day at Zero, was on the tirst trip advanced to 80, indicating that that number of fares were taken. The pencil or pointer was then moved in and another trip commenced, each trip being indicated by a separate arc-shaped line or circle.

The index or pointer may be shifted at the end of a trip by either the conductor or an inspector, and it' by the inspector collusion between the trip-inspector and conductor is impossible, as the record of each trip and the number ot' trips is preserved, and not entered in a book and then obliterated, as when au index or pointer is turned back to zero at each trip after the reading` hasbeen noted by an inspector.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination, in au indicator, ot' a shaft or journal, a Wheel iixed thereon, an index or pointer carrying a pencil or marker, also fixed upon said shaft orjournal, a lever litt-ing loosely upon said shaft or journal and adapted to engage with and turn said Wheel When moved in one direction, but capable ot being moved independentlyot' said Wheel in the other direction, and stops for limiting` themovement of said lever, substantially as specified.

2. The combination, in an indicator, ot' a shaft, B, a Wheel, A, tixed thereon, an index or pointer, D, also fixed upon said shaft and carrying a pencil 'or marker, i, a removable dial, g, divided into radial spaces, a lever, E, and means whereby the lever when moved in one direction is made to engage with and turn said Wheel, but which allows said lever to move in the other direction Without turning said wheel, substantially as speciiied.

3. The combination, in an indicator, of a shaft, B, a ratchetwheel, A, fixed thereon, an index or pointer, D, also nxed thereon, and carrying a pencil or marker, i, a lever, E, mounted loosely on said shaft, a pawl, b, carried by said lever, a stop-pawl, c, and adjustable stops for limiting the movement ot' said lever in either direction, substantially as specified.

REUBEN M. ROSE.

Witnesses:

FREDK. HAYNEs, THOMAS E. BIRCH. 

